It was a memorable afternoon at Fishbaugh Field across Good Friday, as Otterbein blasted cross-town rival Capital by lopsided scores of 16-2 and 23-4 to mark a significant milestone in program history. The wins allowed head coach George Powell to become just the fifth manager in a rich OAC history to reach 600 career wins.
The Cardinals hold on for an 11-9 victory in the opener, and then receive a two-run homer in the ninth from Brayden Quincel in the rematch to earn a critical sweep.
No. 19 Marietta needed a statement win and with a 10-run fifth earned a win over No. 13 Denison. Elsewhere in Ohio, Otterbein hammered Oberlin and turned a triple play to go along with good pitching.
Otterbein uses a well-rounded effort, with bats coming alive midway through both games and a deep effort on the mound supplementing victories of 6-3 and 10-4 at Ohio Northern.
The Cards took possession of the rivalry oar, sweeping crosstown rival Capital. FDU-Florham added to their win totals and already have eclipsed their win totals in each of the last five years.
Just 11 days ago, Otterbein was in danger of missing the postseason. Fast forward to Saturday afternoon at Fisher Field, and the Cardinals completed a memorable rally to claim the program's seventh Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament crown.
The No. 4 seed Cardinals score five runs in the ninth inning to emerge with a 7-3 victory over Heidelberg, winning a league trophy for the fourth-straight year. Connor Brett named MVP.
The No. 4 seed Cardinals score five runs in the ninth inning to emerge with a 7-3 victory over Heidelberg, winning a league trophy for the fourth-straight year. Connor Brett named MVP.
Otterbein, with a sweep of Marietta gives their skipper his 500th win and a seat at the table and a chance to play their way into the postseason Sunday afternoon at Don Schaly Stadium against host Marietta College.
St.Mary's (Md) snapped a 14 game losing string with a 14-12 win over Wesley. In the Top 25, six ranked teams took on in-state rivals with as single upset as Otterbein defeated No. 7 Wooster.
The Adrian Regional has an air of uncertainty about it this year despite having several Mideast mainstays in the 8-team field set to compete in Michigan, as well as a distinct air of familiarity and echoes of past battles.
The Cardinals overcome an opening loss to blow out 25th-ranked Marietta, 14-1, in the rematch of Saturday's doubleheader and secure their second OAC regular-season crown in the past three years. Johnny Putnam allows just one run in seven innings while Ben Beachy hits 5 for 8 in the two games.
Franklin erases a 14-3 lead, but Otterbein eventually hangs on to escape with a wild 19-18 victory Wednesday at No. 14-ranked Franklin behind a tenth-inning homer from senior Pat Birrer. Classmate Bryan Stopar tallies seven RBI as Cards improve to 27-10.
Otterbein made it 11-straight conference wins with a pair of thrilling one-run victories Saturday against BW, winning 11-10 in extra innings before a 4-3 triumph in the rematch.
The Cardinals get quality starts from seniors Craig Prince and Stevie Yuran, followed by a pair of saves from Collin Hoffman en route to 4-3 and 8-5 results in another key OAC doubleheader at John Carroll. Otterbein now 23-9 overall and 11-3 atop the league standings.
Otterbein commenced its annual spring-break trip in exciting fashion Thursday evening, throwing a combined no-hitter courtesy of four pitchers during a dominating 12-0 victory over Mitchell.
ALLIANCE, Ohio - The Otterbein baseball team opened with a bang Saturday afternoon and ultimately cruised to a 14-8 triumph over Mount Union to claim the program's sixth OAC Tournament championship.
Grove City won on the narrowest margins with a four run ninth to win a PAC tournament game. GCC with will play walkoff winner, Washington and Jefferson, in a winners bracket final. In the OAC, no comebacks were available as both Mount Union and Otterbein shut out their opponents.
Junior Pat Birrer of Otterbein and senior Caleb Boushley of UW-La Crosse gained National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division III Hitter and Pitcher of Week accolades for the period of May 1-7.
Belhaven, Trinity (Texas) and University of Dallas all put up double digit runs, setting records in the process. Johns Hopkins, Gettysburg, and Otterbein also crossed the plate often as they easily won their Tuesday matchups.
Late Wednesday and into early Thursday morning, Luther earned two wins over previous unbeaten Carleton at U.S. Bank Stadium. Otterbein and Capital continued to find success in Florida as the Cardinals stay unbeaten and the Crusaders move to 6-1.
The San Diego Padres called Lake Bachar's name in the fifth round for the first D-III player taken in 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Nineteen more names were called out with nine position players and eleven pitchers taken overall in the three day event.
Otterbein swept Baldwin Wallace by scores of 12-4 and 6-4 at Fisher Field. The game-one victory made 17th-year head coach George Powell just the eighth coach in conference history to reach the 400-win plateau.
Mitchell survived a late rally to open their season with a win over previously unbeaten Otterbein. Ohio Northern had a big offensive day with a 22-1 win over St. Vincent.
McDaniel and Otterbein used strong pitching performances to stay unbeaten on the season. This was not the case for Mary Washington who lost for the first time this season to Catholic.
Tyler Kent hit for the cycle in Otterbein's 10-9 win over Wittenberg. By the end of six innings, Kent only lacked the single, In the ninth, Kent singled to load the bases for the cycle, setting the plate for Sean Kettering's walkoff hit.
No. 24 Misericordia's 29 runs was the biggest total on the day but the Redlands, Ohio Northern John Carroll, and Otterbein offenses also powered their teams to wins on Friday.
Powell gets 600th win as Otterbein sweeps Capital
March 29, 2024It was a memorable afternoon at Fishbaugh Field across Good Friday, as Otterbein blasted cross-town rival Capital by lopsided scores of 16-2 and 23-4 to mark a significant milestone in program history. The wins allowed head coach George Powell to become just the fifth manager in a rich OAC history to reach 600 career wins.
